Feeding Baby! How Much How Often?

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How Much To Feed Baby?

Nature Feeds On Demand

How Much Milk For Baby?

Standard Guidelines Suggest:

Preterm: 3 ounces per pound per day.
5 days -3 months: 2.5 ounces per pound per day.
3-6 months: 2 ounces per pound per day.
6-9 months: 1.5 ounces per pound per day.
9-12 months: 1-1.5 ounces per pound per day.

Amounts would vary according to solids eaten.

Baby’s Average Weight

Birth

	Boys	Girls
Weight	6.7 – 8.1 pounds	6.5 – 7.8 pounds
Length	19.1 – 20.1 inches	18.9 – 19.8 inches

3 months

	Boys	Girls
Weight	13.0 – 15.2 pounds	11.8 – 14.0 pounds
Length	23.6 – 24.7 inches	23.0 – 24.1 inches

Quick tip: For babies born prematurely, use gestational age (not age since birth) when you look up their numbers in this chart.

6 months

	Boys	Girls
Weight	16.2 – 18.8 pounds	14.8 – 17.5 pounds
Length	26.1 – 27.2 inches	25.3 – 26.5 inches

Fast fact: By age 6 months, most babies have doubled their birth weight.

9 months

	Boys	Girls
Weight	18.2 – 21.1 pounds	16.7 – 19.7 pounds
Length	27.7 – 28.9 inches	27.0 – 28.3 inches

So a three month old boy weighing 13 pounds would require 26 ounces of milk a day. Which would be 6 feedings of 4+ ounces or five feedings of 5+ ounces. A happy baby has a full belly to feed the body and the brain.
While breast milk offers many advantages, mothers often supplement feeding with formula.
Baby’s Only – is an organic formula on the market currently – they are the only one using water process to extract DHA & ARA lipids naturally derived from egg phospholipids achieving a more natural fatty acid profile. If you don’t want to feed your baby liquid GMO’s you would opt for an organic formula to protect your baby’s brain development as we do not know the effects of GMO’s on a baby’s developing body. While Baby’s Only formula is marketed towards toddlers, it does receive the FDA’s approval for infant formula; Nature’s One calls it a “toddler formula” because they believe babies should be breastfed for at least the first year of life.

I breastfeed my baby boy, I know first hand the struggles of breastfeeding and the issues of changing to formula. As a parent coach it is a delight to share information with first time Moms. Give a call if you are having issues and we can set up a time to get together. Until then…welcome to the hood. Parenthood is filled with surprising twists and turns. I’m here to help you along the way.

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